Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships
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Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships is a championship for young track and field athletes of the islands of the Dutch Kingdom. (Aruba
, Curaçao
, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius. It was first held in 1996 on the island of Aruba
. Aruba regularly hosts this competition for young track and field athletes every two years in April. They compete in different events and the athlete with the overall most points will be declared the winner. There are two age groups. As of 2010 the official ages have been changed from 10-11 and 12-13 to 11-12 (Pentathlon
) and 13-14 (Heptathlon
). In every age group each team consists of two boys and two girls.
, High Jump
, Baseball throw and 800 metres (for the girls) and 1000 metres (for the boys).
The Heptathlon consists of a total of 7 different events. These events are 80 metres, Long Jump
, High Jump
, Baseball throw (added in 2010), shot put
, 60 metres hurdles (as of 2010 for the girls), 80 metres hurdles (As of 2010 for the boys) and 1000 metres (for the girls) and 1200 metres (for the boys).
There is also be a 4x100 Relay which will consist out of teams of two boys and two girls.
Aruba
Aruba is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km east of Guajira Peninsula...
, Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius. It was first held in 1996 on the island of Aruba
Aruba
Aruba is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km east of Guajira Peninsula...
. Aruba regularly hosts this competition for young track and field athletes every two years in April. They compete in different events and the athlete with the overall most points will be declared the winner. There are two age groups. As of 2010 the official ages have been changed from 10-11 and 12-13 to 11-12 (Pentathlon
Pentathlon
A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...
) and 13-14 (Heptathlon
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...
). In every age group each team consists of two boys and two girls.
Events
The Pentathlon consists of a total of 5 different events. These events are 60 metres, Long JumpLong jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
, High Jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
, Baseball throw and 800 metres (for the girls) and 1000 metres (for the boys).
The Heptathlon consists of a total of 7 different events. These events are 80 metres, Long Jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
, High Jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
, Baseball throw (added in 2010), shot put
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
, 60 metres hurdles (as of 2010 for the girls), 80 metres hurdles (As of 2010 for the boys) and 1000 metres (for the girls) and 1200 metres (for the boys).
There is also be a 4x100 Relay which will consist out of teams of two boys and two girls.
Summary of Championships
| Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events |
No. of Athletes |
Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Oranjestad Oranjestad, Aruba Oranjestad is the capital and largest city of Aruba, which is in the Caribbean north of Venezuela. Oranjestad is located on the southern coast near the western end of the island country... |
 Aruba |
12–13 April | Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad | |||
| 2 | 2004 | Oranjestad Oranjestad, Aruba Oranjestad is the capital and largest city of Aruba, which is in the Caribbean north of Venezuela. Oranjestad is located on the southern coast near the western end of the island country... |
Aruba |
15–16 April | Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad | |||
| 3 | 2006 | Oranjestad Oranjestad, Aruba Oranjestad is the capital and largest city of Aruba, which is in the Caribbean north of Venezuela. Oranjestad is located on the southern coast near the western end of the island country... |
Aruba |
7-8 April | Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad |  Curaçao |
||
| 4 | 2008 2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships 2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships is a championship for young Track & Field athletes of the islands of the Dutch Kingdom. In 2008 there were three island competing. Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. They compete in different events and the athlete with the overall most points will be... |
Oranjestad Oranjestad, Aruba Oranjestad is the capital and largest city of Aruba, which is in the Caribbean north of Venezuela. Oranjestad is located on the southern coast near the western end of the island country... |
Aruba |
11–12 April | Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad | 10 | 32 | Curaçao |
| 5 | 2010 2010 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships 2010 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships is a championship for young Track & Field athletes of the islands of the Dutch Kingdom. In 2010 there were three island competing. Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Eustatius. They compete in different events and the athlete with the overall most points will be... |
Oranjestad Oranjestad, Aruba Oranjestad is the capital and largest city of Aruba, which is in the Caribbean north of Venezuela. Oranjestad is located on the southern coast near the western end of the island country... |
Aruba |
23–24 April | Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad | 11 | 28 | Aruba |
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